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Autonomous inductive charging
Photo: Wiferion
AMR vehicles operate 24/7. Charging breaks mean reduced productivity. Mobile robotics provider Hikrobot therefore relies on Wiferion's wireless charging technology, which is now widely used in the industry.
“Tri-temperature management”

Swisslog and La Réserve des Saveurs announce a significant advancement in frozen food logistics with a so-called "tri-temperature management" system. This system is designed to allow the simultaneous storage of fresh, frozen, and dry goods, eliminating the need for separate cold storage facilities. But does it work?
Modular with new control system

Interroll's "Modular Conveyor Platform" (MCP) has been well-known since 2013 and is in use thousands of times. With "MCP Play," there is now an autonomous control solution for modular container and carton conveyor technology, designed to allow 40% higher throughput and improve energy efficiency.
Rapid implementation

To create easy and quick access to modern warehouse software that can also grow with future requirements, SSI Schäfer is launching a new software product category for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as projects of medium complexity: the WAMAS Entry-Level Solutions.
Strategic expansion

SAP specialist SWAN aims to set new standards in SAP logistics consulting. Therefore, they have appointed Matthias Martens as an additional managing director to offer solutions for lean and semi-automated logistics within the SAP S/4HANA environment.
With QR code and pallet app

As a key player in the logistics industry, EPAL aims to demonstrate at the international «transport logistic» trade fair in Munich (June 2-5) how high-quality and durable load carriers optimize transport and logistics processes while simultaneously strengthening the circular economy.
Autonomous inductive charging
Photo: Wiferion
AMR vehicles operate 24/7. Charging breaks mean reduced productivity. Mobile robotics provider Hikrobot therefore relies on Wiferion's wireless charging technology, which is now widely used in the industry.
“Tri-temperature management”

Swisslog and La Réserve des Saveurs announce a significant advancement in frozen food logistics with a so-called "tri-temperature management" system. This system is designed to allow the simultaneous storage of fresh, frozen, and dry goods, eliminating the need for separate cold storage facilities. But does it work?
Modular with new control system

Interroll's "Modular Conveyor Platform" (MCP) has been well-known since 2013 and is in use thousands of times. With "MCP Play," there is now an autonomous control solution for modular container and carton conveyor technology, designed to allow 40% higher throughput and improve energy efficiency.
Rapid implementation

To create easy and quick access to modern warehouse software that can also grow with future requirements, SSI Schäfer is launching a new software product category for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as projects of medium complexity: the WAMAS Entry-Level Solutions.
Strategic expansion

SAP specialist SWAN aims to set new standards in SAP logistics consulting. Therefore, they have appointed Matthias Martens as an additional managing director to offer solutions for lean and semi-automated logistics within the SAP S/4HANA environment.
With QR code and pallet app

As a key player in the logistics industry, EPAL aims to demonstrate at the international «transport logistic» trade fair in Munich (June 2-5) how high-quality and durable load carriers optimize transport and logistics processes while simultaneously strengthening the circular economy.
Kardex in the Graz Technopark

Austria's second-largest city boasts Silicon Valley-like qualities, numerous universities and universities of applied sciences, and offers a large pool of highly qualified workers, especially in the fields of technology and software. Now Kardex is also moving to the capital of Styria.
Mustang brings order to the valve bearing
RGB Mustang
Genebre is the name of the manufacturer of high-quality valves and fittings for fluid control, premium taps for industrial applications, kitchens and bathrooms, which TGW Logistics has now helped to achieve new speeds in its distribution center in Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona).
Maintaining leeway from a "top-down" perspective

Intralogistics provider Cimcorp is targeting the production of batteries for electric vehicles, while its parent company continues its global expansion. Entry into this new market is being achieved through a partnership with its parent company, Murata Machinery, and AGVE.
withstand the capriciousness of world politics

Those who don't know what's going on in the minds of dictators and semi-criminal leaders need to be able to react quickly. Whether it's tariffs or extreme weather events, global supply chains can break down within days. Those who want to withstand these disruptions should invest in the digitalization of their supply chain.
Don't break any porcelain
Fig.: TGW
A highly automated shuttle system with 50 robots will play a central role in buffering production supplies at the BSH household appliance specialists in Dillingen, Bavaria. The TGW robots will handle the reliable storage and retrieval of components.
Perform well with the «Meat Buffer»

Frankfurt hosts a leading trade fair for the international meat and protein industry called IFFA. Intralogistics provider Dematic will be presenting intelligent automation technology for the storage, order picking, and processing of fresh food products for the meat and protein industry there from May 3rd to 8th.
DB Schenker starts operating in Neunkirchen

The new location, covering 76,000 m², will be DB Schenker's largest land transport site in Germany, with 119 gates, optimized transport routes and infrastructure for electromobility, playing an important role as a logistics hub for the southwest, France and other European countries.
Wolf follows Bauernfeind
C. Bauernfeind
Extensive experience coupled with an excellent network in the Austrian industrial and banking landscape is attributed to the man who is to take up his new position as Chief Financial Officer on May 5, 2025: Sebastian Wolf will be the new CFO of TGW Logistics.
Sustainable in Hirschthal

With its approximately 340 employees in Hirschthal, Jungheinrich can now point to the fact that all of its electricity is generated from renewable energy sources and the company roof is completely covered with solar panels. All 150 service vehicles are to be converted to electric operation.
Climbing and driving on steep slopes

SSI Schäfer's latest hit is not just a swarm of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), but also those that can ascend, climb and move in three-dimensional space with the new "RackBot System Elevate" and agile "ClimbBots".